surname trouble

[thefadingshadow.livejournal.com]

Our surame is King, and my husband keeps nay-ing every single boy's name I suggest, because he comes up with reasons it won't work with King. For example, Jonah = Joe = Joe King = Joking. Levi = Le Viking. Cameron = Cam = Cam King which is apparently some kind of camera shop reference. Charlie = Chuck King. Ethan King = He Thinking.. it goes on and on and on, even ones I don't think anybody would ever dream up, he manages to find some reason why it's not good. The only one so far he hasn't been able to discount on the basis of our last name is Seth and he "doesn't like that one much."

So, help! What are some names that would work? Richard, Alan, Jack, George, William, Scott, Kevin, John, Jeff and Robert are all out because these are names of close family members and we don't want to name the baby after anyone to avoid people fighting.

I'd prefer something a little bit original/not too popular, but don't want any -aden names and any too-made-up names.

Help! Whatcha got? Anything to get my mind going would be helpful/appreciated.

Comments

[p-inkjeans.livejournal.com]

Liam? (Just don't tell him that Lee is a nickname for it ;))

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

LOL. I just died from laughter reading what you had in parenthesis then saying the name out loud =)

[p-inkjeans.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha, I know! I as like, huh...there's nothing weird about Liam. But then as I was typing it, it dawned on me that the kid I know named Liam gets called Lee by some of his family and that would be fucking HYSTERICAL.

[sodivided.livejournal.com]

The manager of a supermarket near me's name actually WAS Lee King. It provided hours of amusement ;)

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Interesting situation!

Michael?

[iwanttobemyself.livejournal.com]

James, Bryan/Brian, Cory/Corey, Casey.

[o-honeybee-o.livejournal.com]

Samuel, Charlie, Sean, Elijah, Elliot, Connor

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

Eh Charlie could be 'Chuck' and then.. 'chucking'.. oy.

I love the other choices, especially Elijah & Elliot

[o-honeybee-o.livejournal.com]

oh yeah i missed the charlie one!
Yeah, Elijah's my fave boys name at the moment!

[thefadingshadow.livejournal.com]

Elliot and Elijah = Eli = He liking. :( I love those.

[o-honeybee-o.livejournal.com]

wow..he's tough lol.
Tell him that he has to suggest some names, or else your just gonna use one that u like ;)

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

tell him that either he changes his surname or the kid goes by your maiden name, or any boys birthed will be given away. :-P

but really, that's a sucky situation. i can't think of anything right now, but good luck! :O

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Lol, I would definately do that jokingly.

[silentyrs.livejournal.com]

Lawrence King, Nathaniel King, Patrick King, Pierce King?

[neroli.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I can think of ways he can shoot down all of those... the last one is pretty cute, actually: Pierce King -> Pierskin -> bearskin ;)

[maude.livejournal.com]

Why don't you just not call your kids any of those nicknames (Joe, Cam, Chuck)?

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Other people may start the nicknames- which is something I dread with a lengthier name.

[silentyrs.livejournal.com]

Alistair King?

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

Our last name has a few restrictions, but not as much as King.

Our last name is Dunn and the only one I can think of off the top of my head is Benjamin/Ben. I really, really love the name, but 'Ben Dunn' sounds like 'been done' ie: 'It's already been done' etc.

A few that haven't been mentioned yet up there:

Jared
Bailey [as long as 'Bay' isn't a nickname ;P]
Morgan
Devon
Bradley
Justin
Aaron
Andrew

Owen is the name we're naming our son, so of course I like that. I also like the name Seth that I see you have up there =)

Good luck! =)

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

Adam?

Also, I knew a guy whose name was Daryn King. His father was Randy King.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I know someone with the last name of King who is having a boy in September. They are naming him Townes, after the musician Townes Van Zandt

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Addison
Adrian
Alec
Alexander
Bernard
Blake
Brad
Brent
Cael
Caleb
Casey
Clay
Derrick
Devan
Dru
Dylan

[dreemerr.livejournal.com]

i cant think of any names, but you could remind him that in elementary school, kids arent really going to put two n two together. and once in middle school, if it is a cool thing they make up, as in Levi = Le Viking. it will become his nickname. which isnt such a bad thing:-)

[thefadingshadow.livejournal.com]

He's overly sensitive because his first name is Steven. And his grandad always made fun of his initials smk, although I'm not completely sure why. I agree that he needs to lighten up. Perhaps when I play the sympathy card he'll let me get on with it.

[neroli.livejournal.com]

Did he ever see the Saturday Night Live skit (originally airing in 1992) about the couple (Nic Cage and Julia Sweeney) who were trying to name their child? The wife kept suggesting names and the husband kept shooting them all down...

You can read it here (http://www.cagebypage.com/images_art/snl/snl_3.html) (although a lot of the humor depends on the husband's delivery of the crucial line). I will just say that he should be glad his name is just Steven. ;)

[xnaivetex.livejournal.com]

Carter
Tyler
Brandon
Shawn
Christian
.. ?

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Ok, here's my input. If your son is named Cameron, and you don't give him a nickname, he probably will not give one to himself. My boss's son is Benjamin, and everyone calls him Benjamin, because THAT'S HIS NAME!

If someone randomly gives him the nickname Cam, even if he LET'S them call him that, they're not going to say Cam King very often. He'll be introducing himself as Cameron, so any potential bullies will be trying too hard to be hurtful. Imagine this UNLIKELY scenario when he introduces himself as Cameron King.

Bully who happens to be smart with letters: "Cameron King? *guffaw* oh, like Came Ronking? That's so dumb!!"
Cameron King: "What?"
Bully: "Your name is Came Ronking!" *guffaw*
Cameron King: "What is 'came ronking'?"
Bully: *period of silence* "It sounds dumb!"
Cameron King: "You sound dumb. Besides, you can call me Cam. Like a camera store. Cam King.

*bullying ends, as child can also laugh at himself. (unlike his daddy!)*

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I came up with something else. When I say the surname King with any name that doesn't end in a c, k, or ck sound, there is too much of a space between the words as my tongue moves to pronounce the k in king. Especially with Ethan, which is a great name! The enunciation is on the E in Ethan, not the than. It's not e-thanking (or thinking or whatever) it's EE-than (it doesn't sound like an I to me!) King.

[ginky.livejournal.com]

Whatever you do, if Jonah King won't work, Jack King will definitely not work.

[shyloh.livejournal.com]

Jonathan King.

[rx-suicide.livejournal.com]

Zachariah King

[thefadingshadow.livejournal.com]

Thanks, everybody. You've got my mind coming up with some new ideas, including telling WH (lovingly) to leave it with me. I think he's a little hard on potential names because I love everything and would never decide if it were left totally to me. I also think when he sees a picture he'll be able to realise it's not just letters and nasty nicknames, but a person's name.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Sebastian King- even if you call his Seb i can't think of anything bad about Seb King.
Oliver King- Ollie King?- sounds fine to me!
Toby King
George King- one of my friends is George King & his parents thought it would be funny to give him the middle name Ian. Georgian King! (His girlfriend is devestated as they cant name their daughter Ophelia King "i feel ya king" lol
Robert King- I have a friend called Bobby King- actually Rob King, like a modern day Robin Hood!

My favourite is Alexander King/Alex King. I think it sounds very dignified & not at all funny.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

*though of some more i like because im bored!*
Freddie King (i know a Freddie Knight)
Gabriel King
Cassian King
Isaac King
Max King

[ilovebruiser.livejournal.com]

Our close friends last name is King.

They have 2 twin boys named Travis and Christopher. Not sure on their middle names though.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i am absolutely zero help i am aware, but i went to school with a kid named joe king. no one teased him really, but i always thought it was strange that his parents would do such a thing.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

I know a Jason King. he has a brother Doug and a cousin Matt.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

Isaac
Caleb
Avery
Nicholas
Zachary
Joshua
Julian
Lucas
Trevor
Jacob



I kinda forgot what was on the "no" list and didn't read all the other comments, so my apologies if these are repeats!

[krosp.livejournal.com]

My boyfriend's last name has the exact same problem. Dawn = daunting, May = mating.. etc. So many names become words with his LN, and the usable names have all been taken by his many cousins! I don't have any suggestions but just couldn't help adding that comment :P you're not alone